Residential blaze sparked by gas leak
EMERGENCY services were at the scene of a fire at a house on Gower yesterday morning.
Fire crews arrived at the scene on St Peters Road, Newton, at around 8am with reports of a fire in the hallway.
Rob Jones, Wales & West Utilities emergency service manager for Swansea, said: “We were called to reports of an explosion at a property in the St Peters Road area of Newton this morning [yesterday] and immediately sent a team of engineers to attend.
“On arrival, we found that there had been structural damage to the property and the emergency services were in control of the scene. As a precaution, nearby properties had been evacuated and there were no injuries.
“We worked with the emergency services and the electricity company to make the area safe.
“The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, and our engineers will continue to support the emergency services as they carry out their work.”
It has now been established that the fire was caused by a gas leak.
A spokesman for Mid Wales Fire and Rescue said: “At 7.51am on Tuesday, June 18, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Morriston, Swansea Central and Swansea West Fire Stations were called to an incident on St Peters Road, Newton.
“Crews responded to a fire within a semi-detached, two-storey domestic property which was caused by a gas leak.
“Crews utilised four breathing apparatus sets, two hose reel jets and one 45mm jet to extinguish the fire. The National Grid and Wales and West Utilities were also in attendance to cap energy supplies into the property.
“Crews left the scene at 10.16am.” A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “All people linked to the address have been accounted for with no injuries.
“Currently the fire is being treated as non-suspicious.”
Residents were evacuated for a time as engineers worked to make the area safe.